Hollywood Forever Cemetery History
6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038
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Courtesy of Wikipedia
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is adjacent
to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, which,
with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres (160,000 m2) by
1920. The Beth Olam Cemetery, in the southwestern section,
is a dedicated Jewish burial ground. The cemetery was
founded in 1899 on 100 acres (0.40 km2) as
Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery. By the latter part of the
20th century it had become run down. Allegations of
financial mismanagement caused the State of California to
forbid the sale of plots. On the verge of closure in a
bankruptcy proceeding, Tyler Cassity of Forever Enterprises
purchased the now 62-acre (250,000 m2) property
in 1998 for $375,000. They renamed it "Hollywood Forever,"
and restored and refurbished it.
The cemetery is active. The longtime ban on the sale of plots was rescinded when the Forever Network restored the cemetery, and space for more graves remains.
The cemetery is active. The longtime ban on the sale of plots was rescinded when the Forever Network restored the cemetery, and space for more graves remains.
